2026 Mid-American Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 09/19/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Darren James-Hamilton Ohio SO SAF 3 9 292 32.44 1 3.0 97.3
2 Scoop Smith Miami (Oh) FR WR 3 5 218 43.60 1 1.7 72.7
3 TJ Horton Ball State SR RB 2 4 79 19.75 0 2.0 39.5
4 Da'Realyst Clark Kent State SR WR 2 4 73 18.25 0 2.0 36.5
5 Brandon Hills Akron JR WR 3 3 105 35.00 0 1.0 35.0
6 Bryson Hammer Toledo JR WR 3 3 73 24.33 0 1.0 24.3
6 Nakai Amachree BGSU SO RB 3 4 73 18.25 0 1.3 24.3
8 Nick Devereaux EMU SR WR 4 5 95 19.00 0 1.3 23.8
9 Ke'Marion Baldwin BGSU JR RB 3 4 54 13.50 0 1.3 18.0
10 Justin Ruffin, Jr. CMU SO WR 3 2 49 24.50 0 0.7 16.3
11 TJ Magee U Mass SR CB 3 2 45 22.50 0 0.7 15.0
12 Joshua Franklin W Mich SR DB 2 2 28 14.00 0 1.0 14.0
13 Jamar Curtis Sac St SR RB 4 3 51 17.00 0 0.8 12.8
14 SaVeon Brown Buffalo SR NIC 2 1 20 20.00 0 0.5 10.0
15 Joey Mattord EMU SR RB 4 1 37 37.00 0 0.3 9.3
16 Keivin Boone-Nelson II W Mich SR WR 2 1 11 11.00 0 0.5 5.5
17 Elijah Faulkner U Mass SO RB 3 1 16 16.00 0 0.3 5.3
18 Clint Walker Buffalo SR TE 2 1 10 10.00 0 0.5 5.0
19 Nate Levicki W Mich SR TE 2 1 9 9.00 0 0.5 4.5
20 Joseph Griffin Jr. U Mass SR WR 3 1 8 8.00 0 0.3 2.7
21 Benson Prosper EMU SR WR 4 1 10 10.00 0 0.3 2.5
22 Eli Hohlt Ball State SR WR 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
22 Phillip Folmar Buffalo SO WR 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0

Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.